Poll: Edward Snowden is a whistleblower to majority of Americans, not a traitor

Via Billy

To some, he might be a traitor.

But – by far – he's not to most. To most, he's merely a whistleblower.

In a new Quinnipiac poll, 55 percent of respondents said NSA leaker Edward Snowden is a whistleblower, while only 34 percent said he is a traitor.

That finding held true across all demographics except for black voters, Quinnipiac reported. They were split on Snowden's role, with 43 percent responding that Snowden is a traitor, and 42 saying he's a whistleblower.

Even Republicans and Democrats were close – 38 percent of Republicans said "traitor" versus 39 percent of Democrats, and 55 percent of Republicans said "whistleblower" compared to 49 percent of Democrats.

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